Trailer: Breaking News in Yuba County

I usually try to stay away from movies with an ensemble cast like this but Allison Janney, Awkwafina and Regina Hall in one movie caught me off guard. And I like that.

Breaking News In Yuba County (2021)

Release Date: February 12

After her husband goes missing, Sue Buttons (Allison Janney), an under-appreciated suburban wife, gets a taste of being a local celebrity as she embarks on a city-wide search in Yuba County to find him. In an effort to prolong her newfound fame, she stumbles into hilarious hi jinks as her world turns upside down, dodging a wanna-be mobster (Awkwafina), a relentless local policewoman (Regina Hall), her half-sister (Mila Kunis) a local news reporter desperate for a story, and her husband's dead-beat brother (Jimmi Simpson), who all set out to uncover the truth behind the disappearance.

Trailer - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

True crime and possible supernatural elements? There could be nothing more up my alley. The Cecil Hotel is pretty famous for awful reasons and I’ve been interested in finding out more about it for years. Well it looks like Netflix has answered my subconscious call with a four part docuseries on The Cecil Hotel. The first episode delves into the Elisa Lam case, the case associated with that creepy video of her hiding in an elevator and acting as if someone or something is after her. Elisa eventually went missing and before long turned up dead. This is the trailer for the episode that focuses on her case as it unfolds at the Cecil Hotel.

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

Series Premier: Netflix - February 10

Trailer: Bliss

I don’t know about you but I’m always up for diving into someone else’s take on alternate realities, sanity and actuality. And, the story here looks intriguing. Owen Wilson is fun to watch and I like that Salma Hayek seems kind of untrustworthy. This feels like an interesting mix of storylines so why not give it a shot, right?

Bliss (2021)

Release Date: February 5, 2021

A mind-bending love story following Greg who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel, a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is a computer simulation.

Trailer: I Care a Lot

Rosamund Pike is good at being evil. I’m down for a story of comeuppance for a character that looks like they’ve never been held accountable once in their life. How ‘bout you? Look for I Care a Lot on Netflix February 19.

Trailer: Coming 2 America

Here’s the first trailer for Coming 2 America. It turns out Prince Hakeem (Eddie Murphy), who is about to become king, has a son in the U.S. that he never knew about. Akeem’s father (James Earl Jones), the current King of Zamunda has a final wish and that wish is to ensure his grandson is raised as the price he was meant to be. And so Hakeem and Semmi (Arsenio Hall) are headed back to Queens.

Please, please, please Eddie Murphy don’t mess this up. The original was an instant classic and still one of the funniest movies ever. Hopefully the sequel doesn’t tarnish that legacy. Also, anyone else bummed that Zamuda isn’t a real place? I wonder what country it’s based on and how much it would cost to go there and see it in real life because I’m ready. Look for Coming 2 America on March 5.

Trailer: Books of Blood

Books of Blood is a horror movie made up of three different stories that traverse space and time. It’s directed by Brannon Braga and it looks like he’s trying to embody the glory days of Clive Barker with this one. Books of Blood will be released on Hulu on Oct 7.